‘Family’ cult member reveals how Charles Manson sold her for sex at 14 and taught her how to kill

Dianne Lake, 64, reveals how the depraved criminal, whom she called 'Charlie', lured her into sex and taught her how to kill with a knife

By Grant Rollings

22nd November 2017, 12:32 am

Updated: 22nd November 2017, 6:17 pm

AT just 14, Dianne Lake was the youngest member of the murderous late-Sixties cult the Family, led by Charles Manson, who died in jail on Sunday aged 83. “Charlie” lured her into sex and even taught her how to kill before other cult members murdered nine people.

Here, Dianne, 64, who testified against Manson at his 1971 trial, tells her story . . .

For Charlie, sex was always about the pleasing of a man. He knew that some men would be interested in sex with such a young girl and he wanted to exploit that, something he didn’t hesitate to do as time went on.

It was on the black bus he owned, that he called his “magic bus”, that I had my first LSD trip.

We all sat in a circle and I watched as Charlie placed a tab of acid on each of our tongues.

I closed my eyes again and heard Charlie talk about his name. “We are all together for a reason. Think about my name and you will understand your purpose. I am Man-son, man son, man’s son.”